Let's Not Make a Deal — To say the obvious: Democrats won an amazing victory. Not only did they hold the White House despite a still-troubled economy, in a year when their Senate majority was supposed to be doomed, they actually added seats. — Nor was that all: They scored major gains in the states.

The Unmitigated Disaster Known As Project ORCA — What is Project Orca? Well, this is what they told us: … Pretty much everything in that sentence is false. The “massive undertaking” is true, however. It would take a lot of planning, training and coordination to be done successfully (oh, we'll get to that in a second).

Adviser: Romney “shellshocked” by loss — Mitt Romney's campaign got its first hint something was wrong on the afternoon of Election Day, when state campaign workers on the ground began reporting huge turnout in areas favorable to President Obama: northeastern Ohio, northern Virginia, central Florida and Miami-Dade.

Husted's latest idea would have handed Ohio to Romney — Today, at the Impact Ohio conference, Jon Husted said something incredibly newsworthy that we haven't seen reported anywhere. — Defending his performance managing Ohio's election, Husted argued that because of the high stakes involved …

The People's Bailout — This is a long post but it's about something pretty interesting so I hope you'll indulge ... Like many folks, Occupy Wall Street has been some doing good work in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, helping people on the ground. — Now OWS is launching the ROLLING JUBILEE …

‘Next Bush’ makes campaign filing in Texas — DALLAS (AP) - George P. Bush, a nephew of former President George W. Bush and son of one-time Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has made a campaign filing in Texas that is required of candidates planning to run for state office, an official said Thursday night.

Why the Republicans Lost — Mitt Romney has lost and he'll soon be accepting his new job as professor of method acting at The New School in New York City. And after watching him play all these different characters over the last two years, really, who better?

Obama's Congrats Caller: Christie — President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie look at storm damage along the coast of New Jersey from Marine One, on Oct. 31, 2012. — Chris Christie, who last year dashed many Republicans' hopes by turning down pleas to challenge President Barack Obama …

AP Interview: Baldwin reflects on victory — A day after her historic victory in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Tammy Baldwin said Wednesday she believes that she and tea party Republican Sen. Ron Johnson can find common ground to help the state despite being on opposite ends of the political spectrum.

Egypt protesters call for Islamic rule — CAIRO — Thousands of radical Islamists demonstrated in Cairo on Friday to demand that sharia, or Islamic law, be the basis for legislation in a new constitution being drafted for Egypt. — Several thousand people rallied in Tahrir Square …

Foxconn reportedly plans to set up plants in US — Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly plans to establish manufacturing plants in the US and is currently conducting evaluations in cities such as Detroit and Los Angeles, according to market watchers.

Cuban-Americans Move Left — President Obama won 48% of the vote of Florida's Cuban-Americans, who increasingly support Democrats. Above, a scene in Miami's Little Havana. — MIAMI—Like many Cuban-Americans here, Mark Blanco says he grew up in a strictly Republican family …

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